Data management is an issue that affects many marketers in the digital marketing world, who are awash in data and overwhelmed with added duties of interpretation and reporting. Check out this B2B Lead Roundtable Blog post to learn more from a recent case study featuring Stephanie Logerot, Database Marketing Specialist; and Jordan Hefton, Global Database Marketing Analyst; all of National Instruments, on how you can tackle and master analytics reporting.

People look to Brian Carroll, Executive Director of Revenue Optimization, MECLABS, as an expert at lead generation because he wrote a book and speaks about it. But even he is constantly learning and constantly discovering how much more he has to learn. Read on for three important lessons for lead gen that Brian has discovered from his experiences in 2013.

There’s a fundamental question every customer wants answered that directly impacts your ability to convert – “If I’m your ideal prospect, why should I buy from you rather than any of your competitors?” So read further to learn more about how you can identify and express a value proposition in five simple steps using the MECLABS value proposition worksheet.

For a complex sale, CRM technology can make the difference between a customer moving up through the marketing-sales funnel to completely falling out. Many companies use more than one vendor for their CRM needs, as sometimes Marketing and Sales can require different specific needs. See how marketing automation technologies may offer some companies another option if they are working with multiple CRM software pieces.

I was asked to write a response to this question, “In what ways have metrics evolved with the increase in digital B2B marketing? Suggest one ROI metric that you have found to be very effective.” Read ClickInsights: What ROI metric should B2B marketers use in this digital marketing era? Here’s my response: The use of […]

I just got back from speaking at today’s Minnesota Technology Forum where one of the other speakers was from 3M. They are one of the world’s major adopters and proponents of Six Sigma. The question that changed everything The speaker shared how Six Sigma helped 3M improve their sales team’s effectiveness by increasing the quality […]